Published papers
Working papers in Labor Economics and Demography
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UNLV-Econ-WPS-2026-010
MLB Speed Premium
This study analyzes if the 2023 rule changes affected the valuation for speed in the MLB labor market. By using a log-linear wage model and including an interaction term for stolen bases and the post-2023 indicator, we test to see if there is a speed premium…
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UNLV-Econ-WPS-2026-008
Labor Market Responses to AI: Measuring Wage Effects Across U.S. Occupations
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing economies around the world, with some experts predicting an impact greater than the Industrial Revolution. As AI becomes more common in daily life and business, questions have grown about how it might affect…
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UNLV-Econ-WPS-2026-006
Do Rural Areas Gender-Discriminate Wages More than Metropolitan Areas?
This study analyzes the gender wage gap in metropolitan versus rural areas using U.S. hourly wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), for the period 2010-2025. The analysis uses regressions on a semi-log wage model and Blinder-Oaxaca…